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Updated: 11:26 AM PDT May 4, 2021
SEATTLE KING 5, the NBC affiliate in Seattle, has been nominated for a 2020 Peabody Award in the Public Service category for “Facing Race,” a 13-week original series that forthrightly tackled the difficult topic of systemic racism in the Pacific Northwest.
“This recognition is a true honor for our team,” said KING 5 interim news director Laura Evans. “Our goal when starting ‘Facing Race’ was to have conversations about race and racial issues with resolve – not backing down from even the toughest of discussions, and our team did just that in a groundbreaking way.”
“Facing Race” was nominated by a unanimous vote from the board of jurors. Out of nearly 1,300 entries from around the world, 60 were chosen as nominees and only 30 will be selected as winners.